Improved workflow is the key to success.

By combining the latest technologies in extranet Web site design, desktop publishing, XML data flow, digital asset management, and workflow management, Dovetail can:

• Reduce the steps needed to produce a project
• Reduce the labor needed to produce a project
• Improve author satisfaction
• Reduce time to market

We call the concept Media-Ready Content Workflow™.

To implement the concept, Dovetail is developing an integrated technology approach to helping authors and editors improve workflow. Some of the components include:

Authoring via Microsoft Word and Online Templates
We can design easy to use templates for authors. Depending on the author’s work habits, we can provide individual Microsoft Word templates or online templates via the web.

Either way, authors will find it easier to compose their content, write within size requirements, and visualize their content instantly.

Electronic Content Management and Project Management via DAS
Our upcoming Dovetail Authoring System (DAS) will allow authors and editors to:

• Access instructions and permissions forms
• Access previous chapters
• Upload and track text content
• Upload, track, and reference visual content
• Track project progress
• Communicate with collaborators
• View content layout for proof and approval

Projects using the DAS technology will be better prepared for composition and reproduction and easier to repurpose for a variety of media. This will reduce your costs.

Production via XML enables content repurposing
DAS will incorporate XML technology. Therefore Dovetail can easily repurpose your content for different projects and different media. (See also XML services.)

DAS will be available for your publishing team
We plan to allow publishers to manage certain projects directly via DAS. Let our technology help your in-house staff produce projects in less time and at lower cost. 

Bringing your next publication to market need not be a laborious task. Contact Dovetail Content Solutions today.